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Bhopal: Over 900 residents of Remjapura village in Morena district have fallen ill after consuming contaminated water — and the numbers are only increasing.Remjapura lies in Sabalgarh tehsil situated in the ravines of Chambal. The villagers are relying on wells and tube wells which are only giving out dirty water — causing sickness.“The water table in the village has depleted drastically. We have no other option but to drink water from the dirty well,” said Ramnath Kevat, a villager. Sources say that due to water scarcity the groundwater in the villages has gone as deep as 800 feet in many places. In October last year, over 5,000 villagers had staged a dharna for more than a month at Sabalgarh tehsil headquarters.The villagers, including sarpanchs of 12 panchayats, also urged the government to declare Sabalgarh as drought-hit..